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The Shad Festival Parade Saturday morning means excitement
and fun for all ages. |
New in 2007 were several Latin music and dance events,
including Salsa dance music and free instruction.
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Shad souvenirs at 'Shad Shack' behind Town Common |
Fish Fry (Saturday only, 11 a.m.-2.p.m.), prepared by Grifton
Volunteer Fire Department. |
Visitors view the free Shad Festival Art Show at the Museum
lobby of the Civic Center Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
Nearly half of the 40 events at the Shad Festival are
arts-related |
The “Grifton Shad Idol” Talent Show is at the Town Common
stage Saturday afternoon. Pre-registration is required. Call
Melissa at 252-814-3985 (cell) to select your performance
time. |
Contentnea Creek bisects Grifton and provides beautiful
scenery for camping and boating.
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Magic Shows Sat. & Sun. afternoons sponsored by Embarq |
Art created by Grifton children in Town-sponsored art classes
is exhibited at the Shad Festival Children’s Art Show.
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Pony Rides and Petting Zoo are exciting for kids, in the
Children's Area on Pitt Street across from the "Shad Shack"
Souvenir/Information Building.
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Youngsters and teens rate the carnival rides the most exciting
event at Grifton’s annual Shad Festival. They open Wednesday
evening and run through Saturday
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Clogging Saturday afternoon is fun to watch. Two shows are
scheduled, both by the Green Grass Cloggers of Greenville. See
them at the Queen Street Performance Area in front of CB’s
Service Station.
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The Classic Car and Truck Display will be Saturday at the
Piggly Wiggly parking lot. Some of them will also be in the
Saturday morning Parade.
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Needlework projects made by Grifton Senior Citizens will be at
the Civic Center Craft Room Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
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The Shad Festival Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday with
bands, marching units, area queens, floats, Shrine groups,
clowns and much more.
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Colorful and humorous clowns add to Shad Festival parade fun.
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Free craft activities at the Children’s Craft Tent sponsored
by Home Depot of Greenville include building wooden boats and
planting flowers.
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Ayden-Grifton High School band has won the First Place Band
trophy at the Shad Festival Parade for several years. The
award comes with a $200 check. Click on Parade Info to apply
for participation in this year’s Parade.
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See list of 2007 winners by clicking on the little fish
labeled Winners. Shown here are two who set new records in
2007: William Morning 183 ft. 8 inches for males age 15 and
older (left) and Kirsten Burt 162 ft. 1 inch for females ages
11-14 (right), both in the Shad Toss.
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See how far you can throw a real fish at the Shad Toss
Saturday and Sunday afternoons. See Schedule for location and
hours. Eight trophies are given each day.
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Face painting by the Greenville Museum of Art is one of the
many free arts events at the Shad Festival.
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Kids of all ages love the balloon sculptures and magic shows
Saturday and Sunday afternoons. See Schedule for details.
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Music, dance and other entertainment events are features at
the Shad Festival. See Schedule for details.
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Casey Litton was named Miss Grifton 2007 during the 2007 Shad
Festival Pageant and will represent the town as well as the
festival for a year.
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A new event at the 2007 Shad Festival was dancers in colorful
costumes dancing traditional dances from Jalisco and Nuevo
Leon sections of Mexico. (Daily Reflector/Jenni Farrow photo) |
New exhibits at the Grifton Museum of Area Culture include
many animals in the Natural History Room. Tuscarora and
prehistoric Indian artifacts, Civil War items, and household
and farm equipment from the past are among the other exhibits.
The Museum is open year-round from 2-4 p.m. on the first
Sunday of each month as well as on Saturday and Sunday
afternoons of Shad Festival weekend.
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Craft Show at Shad Festival |
